discovery, I at once applied to the owner to allow me to see them, and again several times afterwards; but he always put me off, and at last said they were gone to London, and would be back soon, but where they are I have never been able to find out. I will make another application to the proprietor, and, if with any good result, will let you know. "RICHARD LUCK." COETAN ARTHUR CROMLECH, NEAR CARNARVON.-Last summer I came across a native of the neighbourhood of Carnarvon, who told me of a cromlech which interested me. His name is Mr. Thomas M. Williams, 7, Rhiw Bank Terrace, Colwyn Bay. I made him promise to put on paper his account of the cromlech, and the following is the substance of his letter: The cromlech is called Coetan Arthur, that is to say, Arthur's Quoit, and it stands in the parish of Llanrug, on a hill-slope belonging to a farm called Y Fodlas (i.e., Hafod-las), and about four miles from Carnarvon. The spot is commonly called Parc Smith, but the proper name of the mountain is Y Cefn Du. The Cefn Du is exposed, especially to winds from the north and the east; the prolongation of the Cefn Du separates the parishes of Llanrug and Betws Garmon from one another, and it is on the north-eastern corner of it, on the left of Y Fodlas, that the cromlech is to be seen. There used to be two or three meini hirion near it, but my informant does not know whether they are still in situ. Now, there was a saying which he heard scores of times from old people, that whoever slept under the cromlech through the night of St. John's Festival (Nos dydd Gwyl Ifan) would rise in the morning either a giant in point of strength, or else as weak as a dwarf. Instances used to be adduced to prove it, such as old Ffowe of Ty Du, and Margret 'ch Ifan of Cwmglas, who owed their remarkable strength to the origin here indicated. Others, who were supposed to show traces of the contrary effect of the pernoctation were the Siontwms of the Fuches Las and the Deios of Cwm Brwynog. My informant does not tell me why the cromlech is called Coetan Arthur, though he intimates that there was a story current which explained it. I need hardly say that I write this in order to elicit answers to the many questions which this ancient monument suggests; or, in short, any parallels which the readers of the Journal may happen to know of. It is needless to say that one would be glad to know whether it has ever been described in the Archæologia Cambrensis. If so, what is the reference? But if not, let us hear from some archæologist what the present state of the cromlech is, and also whether the Long Stones are still standing. JOHN RHYS. WAYSIDE CROSS NEAR JEFFRESTON, PEMBROKESHIRE.-Can any of your readers give information about a wayside cross near the village of Jeffreston, in the hundred of Narberth, in the county of Pembroke? The cross is raised and carved on a stone which is built into the hedge on the south side of the road leading from the parish church to the village of Cresselly. It is about eighteen inches in height, and twelve in width across the arms. There is a tradition of a holy well in the neighbourhood; and might not this have been the pilgrims' road to it, or to the more important Christ's Well (now Creswell) to the south? EMILY ALLEN. RESTORATION OF CHURCHYARD CROSS, ST. MARY HILL, GLAMORGAN. -The parish of St. Mary Hill, in the hundred of Ogmore, in the county of Glamorgan, lies about four miles north-west of Cowbridge. The church, which is dedicated to the Virgin, takes the latter part of its name from the high situation on which it stands. The parish is small, and includes a portion of the lordship of Ruthin, which, in ancient times, constituted one of the many petty sovereignties with which the Principality abounded, all exercising the rights of the Crown until abolished in the reign of Henry VIII. On the south side of the churchyard, early in the present year (1887), there existed the head of a fine cross, placed, without any shaft, on the top of four courses of dilapidated steps. The head is one of the finest in Wales, and the tracery upon it is very delicate. The subjects represented are-the Crucifixion on the front, the Embalming on the back, and figures of saints on the two sides, all surmounted by finely carved canopies. From the time of the destruction of the cross, which probably took place during Cromwell's visit to Wales, nothing is known of its history until the end of the last century, when some pious individual conceived the idea of preserving the monument; but, not understanding the proper arrangement of the remains, the head of the cross was made the base, and a shaft raised on it, with a plain block of stone crowning the whole. This erection, of which I fail to find a sketch, was knocked down some thirty years ago, and remained in this state till the beginning of the present year, when the churchyard was accidentally visited by Thomas Mansel Franklen, Esq., of St. Hilary, near Cowbridge, who decided to restore the cross to its original condition. Many unforeseen obstacles presented themselves when once the work was put in hand. A stone for the base was required 2 ft. 6 in. by 1 ft. 9 in., and this had to be found on the adjacent down, where the sandstone crops up in irregular masses; but the difficulty was to find such a block without a flaw, and one or two failures occurred before a suitable piece was hewn. A stone for the shaft, 1 ft. square at the base, 6 ft. 3 in. in height, had also to be obtained, together with an octagonal block for the cap, 9 inches in height, and 4 ft. 3 in. in circumference, through which a copper bolt had to be inserted, for fixing the beautiful head which crowned the whole. The machinery necessary for the re-erection of the cross was also a matter of difficulty, as was the scarcity of water, which had to be hauled in casks from the river at Cowbridge, between four and five miles distant, with which to make the mortar for resetting the flight of steps. But "vincit omnia labor", and now every person interested in the preservation of ancient monuments will appreciate the successful efforts of the restorer. The work has been carried out by local masons from a design prepared by a member of our Association, after a careful comparison of the proportions of the shafts of the crosses of a similar type at Llangan, Porthkerry, and St. Donats. It may not be out of place to add that the parishioners of St. Mary Hill, wishing to testify their appreciation of Mr. Franklen's generosity to their parish, with which he had no tie, presented Mrs. T. M. Franklen, through their Rector, the Rev. H. J. Humphreys, with a very handsome inkstand, candlesticks, etc. As the restored cross is within five miles of the town chosen for the Annual Meeting of the Cambrian Archæological Association next autumn, it is hoped that many members will go and see it, and judge for themselves of the very satisfactory manner in which the work has been accomplished. EMILY ALLEN. SEPULCHRAL CHAMBER AT TYN-Y-COED, NEAR CAPEL GARMON, DENBIGHSHIRE. The following description of the sepulchral chamber, situated on high ground three-quarters of a mile south of Capel Garmon, near Bettws y Coed, is from the pen of our late lamented member the Rev. E. L. Barnwell, and was forwarded to the Editors by Mr. Worthington Smith, to accompany his drawings. "This particular chamber differs, we believe, from all other similar structures remaining in the islands, and this difference consists in the passage, or gallery, opening into the chamber being at right angles to, and not in the same line as, the chamber. There are several of such galleries more or less perfect still remaining in Wales. They are found elsewhere, as in Gloucestershire and Somersetshire, where the most perfect examples still exist. Such appendages were necessary, as it is certain that these buried vaults were used for successive interments for successive generations. For this purpose one part of the chamber must stand free, and entirely independent of the roof, whether composed of one or more slabs; for, unless this independence existed, it would be impossible to remove it for subsequent interments. Even supposing such removal was possible, yet, in that case, the safety of the chamber would be seriously compromised. In fact, complete ruin must follow if this support of such a weight was removed. What pains were taken to secure the entrance may be seen in the chamber in the Uley mound, near Dursley, in Gloucestershire. Here the stone of the entrance is an enormous block of stone, supported at the extremities by massive props. But a much more striking illustration is furnished by the enormous lintel of the great chamber at Esse, about two miles from a small town called Retier, and between which place and Rennes communication is, or was until |